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| image = [[File:Rayman 2 - Box Art.png|center|320px|Rayman 2]] | | image = [[File:Rayman 2 - Box Art.png|center|320px|Rayman 2]] | ||
| published by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | | published by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | ||
| developed by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Pictures]]<br>[[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft Shanghai]] ([[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation]]) | | developed by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Pictures]]<br>[[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft Paris]]<br>[[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft Shanghai]] ([[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation]]) | ||
| produced by = Pauline Jacquey | | produced by = Pauline Jacquey | ||
| designed by = [[Michel Ancel]], Jean-Christophe Guyot, Serge Hascoët, [[Frédéric Houde]], Michaël Janod, Christophe Thibaut | | designed by = [[Michel Ancel]], Jean-Christophe Guyot, Serge Hascoët, [[Frédéric Houde]], Michaël Janod, Christophe Thibaut | ||
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| release date = | | release date = | ||
'''Nintendo 64:'''<br> | '''Nintendo 64:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] October 29, 1999<ref name="DailyTelegraph">''The Daily Telegraph'' (October 23, 1999), ''PC and games'', https://www.newspapers.com/image/752426452/</ref><ref>''Daily Mirror'' (October 16, 1999), ''HOO-RAY! Loads of Rayman 2 prizes to be won'', https://www.newspapers.com/image/790314251/?terms=%22Rayman%202%22&match=1</ref><br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] November 9, 1999<ref>GameSpot, ''PlayStation Rayman 2 Delayed'', https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-rayman-2-delayed/1100-2448699/</ref><br> | ||
'''Windows:'''<br> | '''Windows:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] October 29, 1999<ref name="DailyTelegraph"/><br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] November 4, 1999<ref>IGN (via archive.org), ''News Briefs - November 4, 1999'', https://web.archive.org/web/20020221014924/http://pc.ign.com/articles/071/071866p1.html</ref><br> | ||
[[File:South Korea.png|16px]] November | [[File:Australia.png|16px]] November 22, 1999<ref>GamesMarket (via archive.org), ''Archives November 1999'', https://web.archive.org/web/20030724004832/http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/infoarchives.cfm?contentarchives=5&cfid=2036461&cftoken=2599097</ref><br> | ||
[[File:China.png|16px]] November | [[File:South Korea.png|16px]] November 1999<ref>''PC Power Zine'' issue 52 (November 1999), [[:File:PC Power Zine Issue 52 (November 1999).jpg]]</ref><ref>''PC Power Zine'' issue 54 (January 2000), [[:File:PC Power Zine Issue 54 (January 2000).jpg]]</ref><br> | ||
[[File:China.png|16px]] November 1999<ref>家用电脑与游戏机 #63 (November 1999), https://archive.org/details/jiayou-magazine/1999/%E5%AE%B6%E7%94%A8%E7%94%B5%E8%84%91%E4%B8%8E%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F%E6%9C%BA%20Vol.063%201999.11</ref><br> | |||
'''Dreamcast:'''<br> | '''Dreamcast:'''<br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] March 16, 2000<ref>Micromania (via archive.org), ''Derniers jeux sortis sur Dreamcast'', https://web.archive.org/web/20000608053132/http://www.micromania.fr/cgi-micromania/tri3.pl?criteria=DREAMCAS;status=1</ref><br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] March 21, 2000<ref>Sega.com (via archive.org), ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'', https://web.archive.org/web/20031221132822/http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=191</ref><br> | ||
[[File:Japan.png|16px]] | [[File:Japan.png|16px]] March 23, 2000<ref>''Dreamcast Magazine'' (Japan) issue 63 (March 2000)</ref><ref>Sega.jp (via archive.org), ''レイマン 海賊船からの脱出！'', https://web.archive.org/web/20140805192412/http://sega.jp/dc/000306/</ref><br> | ||
'''[[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation]]:'''<br> | '''[[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation]]:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] September 8, 2000<br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] September 16, 2000<ref>IGN (via archive.org), ''PSX Releases'', https://web.archive.org/web/20000815063008/http://psx.ign.com/releases.html</ref><br> | ||
[[File:Australia.png|16px]] September | [[File:Australia.png|16px]] September 2000<ref>''Australian Station'' issue 16, page 58, https://archive.org/details/australian-station-16-october-2000/page/58/mode/1up</ref><br> | ||
'''[[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2]]:'''<br> | '''[[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2]]:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] December 14, 2000<br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] January 30, 2001<br> | ||
'''[[Rayman DS|Nintendo DS]]:'''<br> | '''[[Rayman DS|Nintendo DS]]:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] March 11, 2005<br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] March 24, 2005<br> | ||
'''PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita:'''<br> | '''PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita:'''<br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] December 18, 2008<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] July 28, 2010<br> | ||
'''[[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]]:'''<br> | '''[[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]]:'''<br> | ||
[[File:Globe.png|16px|Worldwide]] | [[File:Globe.png|16px|Worldwide]] March 1, 2010<br> | ||
'''[[Rayman 3D|Nintendo 3DS]]:'''<br> | '''[[Rayman 3D|Nintendo 3DS]]:'''<br> | ||
[[File:European Union.png|16px]] | [[File:European Union.png|16px]] March 25, 2011<br> | ||
[[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] | [[File:United States of America(USA).png|16px]] March 25, 2011<br> | ||
'''Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2:'''<br> | '''Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2:'''<br> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Globe.png|16px]] December 17, 2025 | ||
| genre = 3D platformer | | genre = 3D platformer | ||
| gameplay mode = Single player | | gameplay mode = Single player | ||
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{{Main|Rayman 2 (early production)}} | {{Main|Rayman 2 (early production)}} | ||
The game appears to have been originally titled ''Rayman 2: The Door to Great Power'' (French: ''La Porte du Grand Pouvoir'').<ref>The sketch for the E3 1999 stand for the game shown on page 47 | The game appears to have been originally titled ''Rayman 2: The Door to Great Power'' (French: ''La Porte du Grand Pouvoir'').<ref>The sketch for the E3 1999 stand for the game shown on page 47 of ''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'' clearly reads "du grand pouvoir", and the [[:File:Ray2us.pdf|E3 Atlanta 1998 Digital Press Kit]] states that the game's story revolved around a magic soup that would "open the doors to great power".</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1548591#p1548591</ref> | ||
In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]], mentioning a "mysterious [[Robo-Pirate|robot pirate]] guild".<ref name="press_kit_en">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website (via archive.org), https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9, page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref><ref name="video_game_guide">电脑游戏攻略, issue 11 (November 1999), pages 30-31, https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1497673#p1497673</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".<ref name="press_kit_en"></ref> Some sources, possibly from a later development stage, only mention the need to find "the keys to the door of great power".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref> | In the original plot, a mysterious association, also referred to as the "mysterious guild", decides to create an intergalactic zoo and recruits a band of unscrupulous [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] to capture rare species, including [[Rayman]] and his friends.<ref name="press_kit_it">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Italian press kit, [[:File:E3 Atlanta 1998 - Rayman 2 Italian Press Kit.pdf]]</ref><ref>IGN, ''An Interview with Ubi Soft'', https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> Some sources conflate the association and the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]], mentioning a "mysterious [[Robo-Pirate|robot pirate]] guild".<ref name="press_kit_en">''Rayman 2'' E3 1998 Press Release, ''Rayman Reigns in New Fast-Paced, Plot-Driven Action Adventure Sequel For Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation, PC CD-ROM'', [[:File:Ray2us.pdf]]</ref> Sometimes, the term "circus" is used instead of "zoo".<ref>''Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Interview with Pauline Jacquey & Michel Ancel'', [[:File:Rayman 2 Interview 1999.pdf]]</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft’s beloved Rayman sells record-breaking 4.2 million copies!'', [[:File:Rayman 1999 4 Million Copies.pdf]]</ref><ref>Official ''Rayman 2'' website (via archive.org), https://web.archive.org/web/20000610224227/http://www.rayman2.com/fr/good/rayman2_txt_fs.html</ref><ref>''Club Nintendo'', issue 9, page 61, [[:File:R2-Scan-1.png]]</ref><ref>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''Rayman 2'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1369362#p1369362</ref><ref name="video_game_guide">电脑游戏攻略, issue 11 (November 1999), pages 30-31, https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1497673#p1497673</ref> [[Rayman]] escapes, and he must now free his friends, who will help him in his quest to collect the ingredients for a "miraculous soup that opens the doors to Great Power".<ref name="press_kit_en"></ref> Some sources, possibly from a later development stage, only mention the need to find "the keys to the door of great power".<ref name="video_game_guide"></ref> | ||
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The Windows version retains the same level structure from the Nintendo 64 version with higher resolution graphics and a higher framerate. | The Windows version retains the same level structure from the Nintendo 64 version with higher resolution graphics and a higher framerate. | ||
This version was later re-released on | This version was later re-released on Uplay<ref>Rayman 2 on Uplay http://store.ubi.com/eu/rayman-2--the-great-escape/57062ec088a7e316728b465a.html</ref> and on GOG, benefitting from fixes and improvements as one of the games featured in the GOG Preservation Program.<ref>GOG.com, ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'', https://www.gog.com/game/rayman_2_the_great_escape</ref> | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
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R2Dan-NorPCManual thumb.png|The Danish/Norwegian PC manual|link=http://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/9/95/R2Dan-NorPCManual.pdf | R2Dan-NorPCManual thumb.png|The Danish/Norwegian PC manual|link=http://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/9/95/R2Dan-NorPCManual.pdf | ||
R2Zh-hansPCManual thumb.png|The simplified Chinese PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/4/45/R2Szh-hansPCManual.pdf | R2Zh-hansPCManual thumb.png|The simplified Chinese PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/4/45/R2Szh-hansPCManual.pdf | ||
R2PTPCManual thumb.png|The Portuguese PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/7/7d/R2PortuguesePCManual.pdf | R2PTEUPCManual thumb.jpg|The European Portuguese PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/c/cf/R2TGE_PC-EcofilmesPTEUManual_Compressed.pdf | ||
R2PTPCManual thumb.png|The Brazilian Portuguese PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/7/7d/R2PortuguesePCManual.pdf | |||
R2PolishPCManual thumb.png|The Polish PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/a/af/R2_Manual_PL.pdf | R2PolishPCManual thumb.png|The Polish PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/a/af/R2_Manual_PL.pdf | ||
R2GeneralPCManual thumb.png|The Slovak PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/f/f6/Rayman_2_Manual_-_Slovak.pdf | R2GeneralPCManual thumb.png|The Slovak PC manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/f/f6/Rayman_2_Manual_-_Slovak.pdf | ||
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R2 DC Manual EN Thumb.png|The English (US) Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/5/55/R2_Dreamcast_Manual_EN.pdf | R2 DC Manual EN Thumb.png|The English (US) Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/5/55/R2_Dreamcast_Manual_EN.pdf | ||
Rayman 2 DC EU manual thumbnail.jpg|The European Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/3/38/Rayman_2_DC_EU_manual.pdf | Rayman 2 DC EU manual thumbnail.jpg|The European Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/3/38/Rayman_2_DC_EU_manual.pdf | ||
Rayman2TGE DC-PTEU-EcofilmesPrint-InstructionsManual Cover.jpg|The European Portuguese Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/1/17/R2TGE_DC-EcofilmesPTEUManual.pdf | |||
Rayman 2 Japanese Dreamcast front cover.jpg|The Japanese Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/e/e4/Rayman_2_Dreamcast_Japanese_Manual.pdf | Rayman 2 Japanese Dreamcast front cover.jpg|The Japanese Dreamcast manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/e/e4/Rayman_2_Dreamcast_Japanese_Manual.pdf | ||
R2ENPSManual thumb.jpg|The English PlayStation manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/d/d0/Rayman_2_PSX_Manual_NTSCU.pdf | R2ENPSManual thumb.jpg|The English PlayStation manual|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/d/d0/Rayman_2_PSX_Manual_NTSCU.pdf | ||
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ShipwreckSketch.jpg | ShipwreckSketch.jpg | ||
Sketch-2-sbires.jpg | Sketch-2-sbires.jpg | ||
R2RaymanSketches.jpg | |||
R2SsssamSketches.jpg | |||
R2BabyGloboxSketches.jpg | |||
R2RazorbeardTreasureSketch.jpg | |||
R2RaymanPirateCampSketch.jpg | |||
R2PirateCannonSketch.jpg | |||
R2SpyglassPirateShipSketch.jpg | |||
Story illus 04.jpg | Story illus 04.jpg | ||
Story1.jpg | Story1.jpg | ||
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R2Ref1.jpg|A collage of ''Rayman 2'' artwork and screenshots used as a reference for the artistic design of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | R2Ref1.jpg|A collage of ''Rayman 2'' artwork and screenshots used as a reference for the artistic design of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | ||
R2Ref2.jpg|Another representative ''Rayman 2'' collage used as a reference for ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | R2Ref2.jpg|Another representative ''Rayman 2'' collage used as a reference for ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | ||
Manuel hauss 01 01 games 07.jpg|Render by Manuel Hauss. | |||
Notable Baby Globoxes.jpg|Render by Manuel Hauss. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[es:Rayman 2]] | [[es:Rayman 2]] | ||
[[ru:Rayman 2]] | [[ru:Rayman 2]] | ||
[[zh:雷曼2：胜利大逃亡]] | |||
[[Category:3D platform games]] | [[Category:3D platform games]] | ||
[[Category:Rayman games]] | [[Category:Rayman games]] | ||